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Kokate has considerable influence in the Sinnar area of the city.“The BJP stands a better chance to win the Nashik seat. Shiv Sena and BJP have formed an alliance and the Nashik seat is traditionally held by Sena.Kokate claimed that he has already informed chief minister Devendra Fadnavis about his intention to contest the polls from Nashik. I am confident Fadnavis will consider my case,” he said.The BJP vice-president also suggested that the party can stake claim to Nashik parliamentary constituency in exchange of another constituency with Shiv Sena. NASHIK: State BJP vice-president Manik Kokate on Wednesday warned that he will contest from the Nashik Lok Sabha constituency as an independent if his party fails to nominate him. “I want to contest the LS polls because I have a large number of followers in the Sinnar taluka ..